Which activity involves learners placing events from a short text in chronological order?

• A. Intensive reading/listening
• B. Extensive reading/listening
• C. Scanning
• D. Skimming

Answer: (A)

Placing events from a short text in chronological order requires close attention to the sequence and timing of actions, as well as the language that signals when things happen (like before, after, then, finally). This kind of task trains learners to analyze details and the way a text is structured, which is the hallmark of intensive reading/listening. It goes beyond getting the general idea or scanning for a single fact, because you must reconstruct the exact order of events from the text itself. The other activities focus more on broader meaning (extensive reading/listening) or on locating information quickly (scanning) or on grasping the overall gist (skimming), rather than on accurately sequencing events.